Bob Peters
Well-known member
I hit 2 different public hunting spots last week and had some pretty good activity although my shooting was really off. Or maybe it wasn't
. The first spot me and the golden put up easily 50 birds, although it was mainly hens, I was able to have 2 ring necks flush in range and I failed to bag them. I saw several other roosters flush wild or just out of range. This was the classic cattail hunt, and it was on monday. The next day I tried a second spot in a very different region that a buddy who quit hunting 8 years ago when his setter passed, clued me in on. It's not a very big area but the cover is thick and it's a winter time spot for sure. Thick cattails, some of that bamboo stuff that grows 7 feet tall, and nice tree lines. I flushed a total of 6 roosters in this very short hunt, only one was in range, and I missed him. I'm wondering if I go again should I try these same spots? I realize I stirred up the areas, and trying to think what to do. I could strike out and try new spots, or I could go back to where I seen birds. The other thing is, there's only 4 days left of the MN season. The first picture is her sleeping on the way home dreaming of a retrieve. The second one she is thinking, "I hope he shoots straight today," and the third one is from an earlier trip this year where I was shooting well(I just had to throw in at least one pic with a rooster)!
. The first spot me and the golden put up easily 50 birds, although it was mainly hens, I was able to have 2 ring necks flush in range and I failed to bag them. I saw several other roosters flush wild or just out of range. This was the classic cattail hunt, and it was on monday. The next day I tried a second spot in a very different region that a buddy who quit hunting 8 years ago when his setter passed, clued me in on. It's not a very big area but the cover is thick and it's a winter time spot for sure. Thick cattails, some of that bamboo stuff that grows 7 feet tall, and nice tree lines. I flushed a total of 6 roosters in this very short hunt, only one was in range, and I missed him. I'm wondering if I go again should I try these same spots? I realize I stirred up the areas, and trying to think what to do. I could strike out and try new spots, or I could go back to where I seen birds. The other thing is, there's only 4 days left of the MN season. The first picture is her sleeping on the way home dreaming of a retrieve. The second one she is thinking, "I hope he shoots straight today," and the third one is from an earlier trip this year where I was shooting well(I just had to throw in at least one pic with a rooster)!
